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3/19/13: Andy Dirks is forced to leave the game after slamming his knee against the wall trying to track down a fly ball

By Jason Beck
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MLB.com |

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Andy Dirks wasn't ready to return to left field on Saturday. The swelling in his right knee, which he banged into the fence at Joker Marchant Stadium on Tuesday, was still too much to get much flexibility out of it.

He's hopeful of playing sometime in the next couple days, hopeful enough to make the long overnight bus trip to Port St. Lucie and Jupiter on Sunday and Monday despite the knee soreness.

"It feels better," Dirks said Saturday morning. "I just have to get all the swelling out of it."

Matt Tuiasosopo started in Dirks' place in left field for the second straight day.

Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.